Vortic Teams up with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative to Create the Military Edition
Vortic has announced an exciting and truly worthwhile new partnership, and, naturally, a new series of watches to go along with it. The partnership is with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative, a nonprofit organization that watch lovers should absolutely familiarize themselves with. The watches that make up the new Military Edition collection are made from pocket watches that were commissioned by the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Let?s dig into this interesting new project.
Vortic Military EditionÂ
Case Material: TitaniumÂ
Dial: BlackÂ
Dimensions: 49 x 58mm
Crystal: White?s Crystals custom domed glass, made in San Francisco
Water Resistance: 5 ATMÂ
Crown: Push/pull Â
Movement: Hamilton 4992B
Strap/bracelet: Leather, canvas  Price: $4995
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: November 11
As many readers no doubt understand all too well, there are currently more vintage watches that need to be serviced than watchmakers available to service them. The current boom in watches among those of us who consider ourselves enthusiasts came after a long down period for the industry, when there weren’t a lot of people choosing watchmaking as a profession. If you?ve sent a watch out for service and had to wait months for its return, you?ve felt the crunch many have that is a result of an aging and diminishing count of master watchmakers. Even the fact that you likely had to put your watch in the mail is evidence of this: the days of the ?local watch...
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